Table of Contents Acknowledgments ....................6 Accessories ......................7 Components ......................8 I/O View ........................8 Specification ......................10 Mounting SI-24 to the Wall .................. 11 Wall mounting requirements ..................11 Selecting the location ....................12 Exploded view of the SI-24 assembly ..............13 Parts description ......................
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Safety Information Your SI-24 is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for information technology equipment. However, to ensure your safety, it is important that you read the following safety instructions. Setting up your system • Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you operate your system.
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The system was dropped or the cabinet is damaged. Lithium-Ion Battery Warning CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. NO DISASSEMBLY The warranty does not apply to the products that have been disassembled by users...
Acknowledgments • Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc. • PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. • AMD Sempron™ 200U/210U is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. • Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. •...
Components I/O View Refer to the diagram below to identify the components on this side of the system. The power switch allows powering ON and OFF the system. The hard disk LED blinks when data is being written into or read from the hard disk drive.
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The eight-pin RJ-45 LAN port supports a standard Ethernet cable for connection to a local network. The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB devices such as keyboards, mouse devices, cameras, and hard disk drives. USB allows many devices to run simultaneously on a single computer, with some peripheral acting as additional plug-in sites or hubs.
Specification System Mainboard IB-824 Construction Aluminum Chassis Color Black / White Storage 2.5” 80GB SATA HDD x 1 Mounting Desktop or wall mount Dimensions 270(W) x 37(H) x 182(D)mm (10.63” x 1.45” x 7.16”) Power Supply 80W DC adapter Operating 0°C ~ 45°C (32°F ~ 113°F) Temperature Storage...
Mounting SI-24 to the Wall You can install SI-24 on wood, drywall surface over studs, or a solid concrete or metal plane directly. Ensure the installer uses at least four M3 length 8mm screws to secure the system on wall. Six M3 length 8mm screws are recommended to secure the system on wall.
When mounting, ensure that you have enough room for power and signal cable routing. And have good ventilation for power adapter. The method of mounting must be able to support weight of the SI-24 plus the suspend weight of all the cables to be attached to the system.
Installation Installing the memory The IB824 board supports one DDR2 memory socket that can support up to 2GB memory size, DDR2 400/533/667 (w/o ECC function). Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR2 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: Hold the DDR2 module so that the key of the DDR2 module aligns with that on the memory slot.
Setting Jumper Jumpers are used on IB824 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on IB824 and their respective functions Jumper Locations on IB824 JP1: ATX or AT Power Selection...
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JP2, JP3, JP4: RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection COM1 is fixed for RS-232 use only. COM2 is selectable for RS232, RS-422 and RS-485. The following describes the settings for COM2. COM2 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 Function JP4: JP4: JP4: Jumper JP2: JP2: JP2: Setting 3-5 &...
BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the board. BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports various processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports.
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Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ...
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Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option.
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Time To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- key to set the current time. The time format is: Hour: 00 to 23 Minute: 00 to 59 Second: 00 to 59 IDE Channel Master/Slave The onboard PCI IDE connector provides Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to two IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.
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Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. No errors: The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected. All errors: Whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error, the system will stop and you will be prompted.
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Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CPU Feature Press Enter ITEM HELP Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter USB Hard Disk Boot First...
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Virus Warning If this option is enabled, an alarm message will be displayed when trying to write on the boot sector or on the partition table on the disk, which is typical of the virus. CPU Internal and External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is faster than conventional DRAM (system memory).
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. Typematic Delay (Msec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters.
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Advanced Chipset Features This Setup menu controls the configuration of the chipset. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features PCIE Configuration Press Enter ITEM HELP IGX Configuration Press Enter Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled IGX Engine Clock Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IGX Configuration Internal Graphic Mode...
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Memory Hole At 15M-16M In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB. The choices are Enabled and Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
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Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Onboard Device Press Enter...
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Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 ITEM HELP Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 UART Select Normal PWRON After PWR Fail Onboard Serial Port These fields allow you to select the onboard serial ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are: Serial Port 1: 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2: 2F8/IRQ3...
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Power Management Setup Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup C2 Disable/Enable Disabled ITEM HELP Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disabled Menu Level > Video Off Option SuspendOff Video Off Method V/H SYNC+ Blank Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off ACPI XSDT Table Enabled...
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Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options. V/H SYNC + Blank: Default setting, blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning. DPMS: Allows BIOS to control the video display. Blank Screen: Writes blanks to the video buffer. Soft-Off by PWRBTN This field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply.
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PNP/PCI Configurations This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled ITEM HELP Resources Controlled By...
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PCI Latency PCI latency refers to the number of cycles that any device can hold an IRQ before it is disconnected. Maximum Payload Size The default setting of the PCI Express Maximum Payload Size is 4096.
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PC Health Status This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds and voltages. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled ITEM HELP System Temp 45°C/113°F CPU Temp 45°C/113°F Menu Level >...
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1st / 2nd Smart Fan Temperature This field enables or disables the smart fan feature. At a certain temperature, the fan starts turning. Once the temperature drops to a certain level, it stops turning again. Frequency/Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum...
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features.
Driver Installation This section describes the installation procedures for software and drivers under the Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The software and drivers are included with the motherboard. If you find the items missing, please contact the vendor where you made the purchase.
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screen, also click Yes to continue. 3. When the Select Components screen appears, click Express: Recommended, in selecting the component that you want to install.
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4. When the message regarding Windows Logo testing appears, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the driver installation. 6. Setup is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
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Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver Installation 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click AMD and click Realtek High Definition Codec Audio Driver. 2. In the Welcome screen, click Next to continue. After the driver installation, click Finish on the next screen to restart the computer.
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LAN Driver Installation 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click AMD and click Realtek GbE_FE Ethernet PCI-E NIC Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next to continue.
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3. On the next screen, you are asked to click Install to begin the installtion process. Now, click Install to proceed. 4. Installation is now complete, click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard.
Appendix I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1 020h - 03Fh Interrupt Controller #1...
Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4...
Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. Under these sorts of circumstances, the timer will count to zero and the selected outputs will be driven.
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